Police surround home on Miller

An initial report of a gruesome scenario in the 1700 block of East Miller Street Sunday night turned out to be a false report from a man with a mental illness, according to police.

Springfield police received an initial report of a man inside with a gun who had shot three people and kept their bodies in the attic, according to police scanner traffic.

Authorities blocked off the area and waited outside the manís home from about 7 to 8 p.m. Authorities could see a gun through the window during the standoff, according to conversations heard on a police scanner.

Officers eventually met with the man, and he was taken to St. Johnís Hospital to be evaluated. It turned out the man had a BB gun, police said.